Essays about: "Tuareg"

Found 4 essays containing the word Tuareg.

  1. 1. Drought: an oasis for conflict? : A qualitative case study about why some conflicts escalate during drought whilst others do not

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Lovis Lindquist; [2022]
    Keywords : Drought; conflict; armed conflict; mali; somalia; tuareg; al-shabaab; ethno-political exclusion; famine;

    Abstract : Although the armed conflict-drought nexus has gained increased attention lately, it isstill unclear what the causal mechanism looks like. In order to gain more knowledgeabout this I have attempted to answer the question of why some conflicts escalateduring drought while others do not by conducting a cross case comparison of theconflict between Al-Shabaab and the government of Somalia and the conflict betweenthe Tuaregs and the government of Mali. READ MORE

  3. 2. A STATE IN THE STATE : THE ROLE OF TRANSNATIONAL AGENTS IN THE DESTATALIZATION PROCESS: THE CASE OF MALI

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Afrikanska studier

    Author : Valentina Sordi; [2019]
    Keywords : De-statalization; Trans-national agents; Neo-Westphalinesim; Intermestic Reality; Mali; Northern Mali; Sahel; Jihadist Groups; AQIM; Tuareg; Smuggling;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on the current Malian situation, that observed a severe penetration of jihadist groups (transnational agents), and attempts to understand this phenomenon in accordance with a theoretical framework that accounts for the crisis of the concept of Westphalian state in contemporary international panorama. The analysis is structured on two levels, investigating the structural issues and the political and social mutations, both on the regional and on the state dimension. READ MORE

  4. 3. Framing Mali : Swedish media portrayal of an armed conflict

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Niklas Norberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Mali armed conflict framing theory swedish sweden news media peace journalism war tuareg military UN FN United Nations peace keeping peacekeeping; fredsbevarande FN förenta nationerna militär väpnad konflikt krig media nyhetsmedia;

    Abstract : Research has shown that news media reporting on foreign affairs tend to rely heavily on official sources (e.g. Schwalbe, 2013; Entman, 2004; Lawrence, 2009). This thesis analyse whether this is the case in Swedish news media reporting on the armed conflict in Mali, where Sweden has troops sanctioned by the UN. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dyadic Conflict and the State Apparatus : A study of Mali and Niger

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fanny Reuterswärd; [2016]
    Keywords : Africa; Dyadic conflict; Consociational theory; transnational ethnic kin; Tuareg; Mali; Niger;

    Abstract : The theory of dyadic intrastate conflict cause and resolution containing transnational ethnic kin is under development. One of the things current research share is the focus on the cases where conflict erupts, or where conflict resolution fails, and its causes. The aim of this study is to try to contribute and develop the generalizing theory. READ MORE